How to Top-dress with Compost Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Tree Planting, Trees, Urban Homeowners / Monday, February 28, 2022 The best (and easiest) way to improve the soil in your garden is to top-dress with compost. Top-dressing … How to Top-dress with Compost Continue Reading
Why Leaves Change Colour When They Shouldn’t (and How to Stop Them) Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Caring for Your Land and Water, Green Your Property, Tree Planting, Trees, Trees and Forests, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, September 7, 2021 If the leaves on your trees and shrubs are changing unseasonably early, it could be a sign something’s wrong. … Why Leaves Change Colour When They Shouldn’t (and How to Stop Them) Continue Reading
Backyard Ecosystem Restoration Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Properly caring for your yard contributes to the health of our local and global ecosystems. Join Generation Restoration by healing … Backyard Ecosystem Restoration Continue Reading
Keeping Your Cool Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, July 6, 2021 During the hot, dry summer months, a layer of mulch in the garden keeps soil and plant roots cool … Keeping Your Cool Continue Reading
How to Deter Wasps Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Green Your Property, Insects, Urban Homeowners / Sunday, June 6, 2021 Wasps can be aggressive if you disturb their nest. They can also be annoying when you’re trying to … How to Deter Wasps Continue Reading
Removing Invasive Periwinkle Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Periwinkle is one of many invasive plants found in backyards. Left unmanaged, this invasive ground cover can smother a garden … Removing Invasive Periwinkle Continue Reading
How to Mulch Your Rain Garden Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Caring for Your Land and Water, Gardening, Rainscaping / Friday, April 9, 2021 Like any garden, a rain garden benefits from a layer of mulch. But because of their unique design … How to Mulch Your Rain Garden Continue Reading
How Early is Too Early to Plant? Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, March 16, 2021 You’ve got your chosen list of native plants ready. Maybe you’ve already purchased seeds from a native plant nursery. … How Early is Too Early to Plant? Continue Reading
Forget Fall Chores for Winter’s Foragers and Scavengers Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Nature and Wildlife, Urban Homeowners, Winter / Tuesday, February 2, 2021 If you didn’t complete all your yard cleanup chores before the snow fell, you’ll be relieved to know … Forget Fall Chores for Winter’s Foragers and Scavengers Continue Reading
Managing Snow Load Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Urban Homeowners, Winter / Tuesday, January 12, 2021 When do snow-covered tree branches go from picturesque winter wonderland to worrisome? How much weight can those branches … Managing Snow Load Continue Reading